CROSS COUNTRY: Waynesboro boys, G-A girls sweep double dual

There was a bit of confusion for spectators prior to Tuesday’s Mid-Penn Colonial Division cross country showdown.

WAYNESBORO — There was a bit of confusion for spectators prior to Tuesday’s Mid-Penn Colonial Division cross country showdown.

Waynesboro was breaking in a new 3.1-mile course that stayed exclusively on the school complex instead of having a huge portion of the race on Refrew property.

Waynesboro boys and Greencastle-Antrim girls were both two-time winners in the double dual meet, the final regular season outing of the campaign. The Indians (4-2, 4-2 MPC-Colonial) defeated G-A (2-6) 20-42 and Boiling Springs 26-33, while the G-A boys fell to the Bubblers 23-35.

Interestingly, Boiling Springs had the individual winner in each race, with Span Manning winning in 17:14 and state champion Lillie Brown coming home first in 20:06.

The new course was a senior project by former Waynesboro cross country standout Kyle Phillips.

G-A’s Daulton Monn led Manning in the early portion of the race before the Bubbler grabbed the lead and went on to win by eight seconds, as Monn finished in 17:22.

“I expected Daulton to contend a little better that what he did,” said G-A coach Rich Secrest. “He looked a little flat today. I expect him to contend a little better in Mid-Penn and districts.”

Indians Clay and Colt Foreman were third and fourth, with identical 18:23 times.

“Colt and Clay are becoming real work horses for us,” Waynesboro coach Walt Hasis pointed out. “Their times are getting better and better. I’m pleased with their performances. I’m hoping a couple of others will start to making the jump down and that their times get a little bit faster.”

“I really liked how Jacob Minnich raced,” Hasis said. “He’s a freshman and he ran 20:16. It’s not his best race, but what I liked was he went out and challenged himself. He went out with the lead group. I thought he ran very well. I like how he keeps working, getting better every meet.”

Marleigh Chaney was the first Waynesboro finisher, taking seventh in 23:54.

“Marleigh Chaney had her best time ever,” Hasis noted.Teammate Julia Rodriguez placed ninth in 23:55.

“The big race was with Julia Rodriguez,” Hasis offered. “She was about two minutes faster than her best race. She had a phenomenal race. Janine Jakob also had a nice PR (personal record). She put together a nice race. Taylor Davis had a big PR also.”

“Melissa Holmes, our fifth runner, has had a lot of stress on her this year,” Secrest observed. “We had a few departures from our team from last year. The fifth and deciding factor rides on her shoulders and she hadn’t raced in two years. She was injured at the beginning of the season last year.”

“The girls’ times are coming down and that’s what we’re shooting for,” Hasis said. “We’re shooting to be competitive and the only way we’re going to get competitive is if we keep having great jumps like this.”

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